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The Phantom of the Opera: The Original Novel by Gaston Leroux
62 reviews
bookwyrmknits's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Body shaming and Kidnapping
Moderate: Confinement and Toxic relationship
Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
hjb_128's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Suicide, Torture, and Suicide attempt
kemrick19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt
avoticat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Death and Kidnapping
Moderate: Racism
There's a character called the Persian. A slur against Romani people is also used at one point.natashaball's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Kidnapping
thesvnthsense's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Kidnapping
Moderate: Torture, Suicide attempt, and Murder
cursed10fold's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Kidnapping
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Suicide attempt
Minor: War
elislittlelibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
While I'm glad I read this, I honestly expected a little more from it, though I can't put my finger on exactly what I was missing. If you'd like to read a classic, I can recommend this though, I quite enjoyed it!
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Torture, Toxic relationship, and Murder
kileyjojo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Aside from that, the story is very dull. If you're interested in this novel because of the musical or the film adaptations, this is not the story you would expect. The characters are whiny and unlikeable. The pacing is odd. Any of the action and suspense is taken away by unbearable dialogue.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting
siglerbooknook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
So of course, it was required reading now that I'm an adult to see if it was truly as good as I remembered.
My finding was rather complex. The over all plot was much more boring than I remembered, very slow, fully of miscommunication, and no real information until the very end. However, I caught many many details I didn't remember from earlier reads, including huge differences between the book and movies it inspired.
Over all I still enjoyed the story and this is one I'm glad to have in my collection to read again in future.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Self harm, Torture, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism